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Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida from the 1632 Second Folio
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
[The Tragedy of Troylus and Cressida]--from running title. [London: Thomas Cotes, for Robert Allot, 1632]. Second folio printing of the play, extracted from a copy of the Second Folio edition of Shakespeare. Loose sheets, disbound (presumably from a defective copy). 12 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches (30.25 x 21 cm); 13 ff., numbered 3-28, comprising leaves aa2-bb2. Lacking the first leaf of the play (Prologue and the beginning of Act I, scene I), the paper soiled, toned. leaf bb1 with an old spill-mark across the page, likely wine.
Sold for $640
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SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
[The Tragedy of Troylus and Cressida]--from running title. [London: Thomas Cotes, for Robert Allot, 1632]. Second folio printing of the play, extracted from a copy of the Second Folio edition of Shakespeare. Loose sheets, disbound (presumably from a defective copy). 12 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches (30.25 x 21 cm); 13 ff., numbered 3-28, comprising leaves aa2-bb2. Lacking the first leaf of the play (Prologue and the beginning of Act I, scene I), the paper soiled, toned. leaf bb1 with an old spill-mark across the page, likely wine.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Sep 12, 2024
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Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on September 12, 2024
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